Today, April 16th, is my grandma's(moms mom) birthday. Twenty yrs ago, when I was 10, breast cancer took her from us. She fought it for 4 yrs until her frail body could fight no more. She left behind a legacy. A legacy that my parents, my brother and I and so many more people that still love her carry with them to this day.
I remember spending pretty much every weekend at the lake with my grandma and my papa Linc. We went to Tanglewood Resort at Lake Texoma and spent a ton of time there. I still have pictures of us on their boat and in the pool.
I only had her in my life for a short period of time but she made a HUGE impact on my life as a child. I wish everyday that my children, my niece and my husband would have all gotten the great pleasure of knowing and loving her as we all did. I know she is looking down on us all from heaven. I believe my grandma had a GINORMOUS part of God giving me Ethan. She wanted me to have a taste of what my parents did. I know this because Ethan is so much like me, it's frightening. Stubborn. Fearless yet timid. Pain in the rear yet so dear to my heart.
She was such a special person. So genuine. So selfless. I miss her so much but thankfully I am blessed with a mother JUST LIKE HER.
I will admit, there are times my family members tell me I'm just like other members of my family that I'm not so keen on. However, my mom tells me all the time that she sees my grandma in me everyday. That I'm just like her. My witty-ness, my sense of humor, the way I tell it like it is and don't mince words. She is one person I am HONORED to be compared to. If I'm half as special and great as she was, I'm a pretty lucky gal.
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